Cross-cultural and Bilingual Consultant in Aotearoa New Zealand

Shining a light to help you confidently navigate our
cross-cultural terrain

My Main Services

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Translation & QA

Quality, licensed te reo Māori translator and interpreter. Enquiries welcome!

Strategic Coaching & Advice

Empowering and supporting influencers and change makers – cross-cultural issues, te Tiriti and the Treaty principles.

Workshops & Speaking

Empowering and motivating organisations to work for mutual benefit.

What Makes Me Different?

As an adventurous Pākehā woman and speaker of te reo Māori, I shine a light on the conditioned ideas and beliefs that shape bicultural relations in Aotearoa New Zealand today.

The spaces in between are fertile ground for weaving together our differences to enable new possibilities.

What A Few Of Our Customers Have To Say ...

"You are truly awesome. Just an amazing human being, and it has been nothing but a pleasure working with you. My life was empty until I knew you. Words will never be enough to express my gratitude. Thank you!"
Every Client
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"You are truly awesome. Just an amazing human being, and it has been nothing but a pleasure working with you. My life was empty until I knew you. Words will never be enough to express my gratitude. Thank you!"
Every Client
Planet Earth
"You are truly awesome. Just an amazing human being, and it has been nothing but a pleasure working with you. My life was empty until I knew you. Words will never be enough to express my gratitude. Thank you!"
Every Client
Planet Earth

My Philosophy

It is time to courageously reimagine a different future in Aotearoa New Zealand where we thrive by integrating our past, becoming aware of our inherited ways of thinking and creating space for difference.

My unique approach to navigating this untracked cross-cultural terrain supports, challenges and enables individuals and organisations to be authentic, collaborative and expansive.

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Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata, whakamaua, kia tina. Seek out distant horizons, and cherish those which you attain.

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